"why didn't they take it back from Ukraine when they split up" Because the Ukraine didn't want to give it back and at that time using military force against Uk

"why didn't they take it back from Ukraine when they split up" Because the Ukraine didn't want to give it back and at that time using military force against Ukraine was unthinkable. "why did they wait until 2014 to take it back?" Because in the 2014 the US 'mid-wifed'[0] a coup in Kiev which unconstitutionally[1] deposed a democratically elected president of the Ukraine and the threat of losing access to Sevastopol in Crimea had become real. [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Yanukovych#Parliamentary_vote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Yanukovych#Parliamentar...